MOORESVILLE, N.C. \u2014 NASCAR Cup Series driver Zane Smith has signed a multi-year extension with Front Row Motorsports to drive the No. 38 Ford Mustang Dark Horse.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old Huntington Beach, Calif., native is finishing up his second season as a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver, having earned three top-five and ten top-10 career finishes and one career pole.<\/p>\n
Smith\u2019s first full-time season in 2024 was aboard the No. 71 car for Spire Motorsports, before he returned to FRM to drive the No. 38 Ford this season under the direction of crew chief Ryan Bergenty.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had an up-and-down year, but heading into the offseason, I feel like we\u2019ve put our program in a great position to hit the ground running in 2026,\u201d said Smith. \u201cFront Row has always felt like home \u2014 the people, both on the road and at the shop, truly make this a special place and I\u2019m excited for what next season holds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Smith first joined FRM in 2022 to drive the organization\u2019s No. 38 Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In one of his most dominating seasons, Smith raked in four wins, 14 top-five finishes, led 492 laps, won the regular season championship, and finished the season off by winning at the Phoenix Raceway season finale to capture the series championship.<\/p>\n
Smith returned to FRM and the No. 38 truck team for the 2023 season, where he successfully defended his wins at Daytona and Circuit of the Americas, earning a seventh-place finish in the series\u2019 standings.<\/p>\n
That same year, Smith made his second NASCAR Cup Series start \u2014 and his first with FRM \u2014 in the Daytona 500. Qualifying as an open entry, he turned heads with an impressive 13th-place finish. Later in the season, Smith earned his first top-10 in stock car racing\u2019s premier series with FRM, finishing tenth in the crown jewel Coca-Cola 600.<\/p>\n
Bergenty, who is entering his fourth year leading the No. 38 Ford Mustang Dark Horse team, will continue to serve as crew chief for Smith in the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
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